Jellico High School’s season long quest to return to the boys’ championship game of the Region 2-A Basketball Tournament came to a heartbreaking end Tuesday night during a regional semifinal game at Wartburg High School.

The Blue Devils (16-18 overall) had high hopes of ending the Bulldogs’ 12-game winning streak until their standout forward, Cody Malicoat, went to the bench with four fouls late in the third quarter.

How does an athlete that hated track and field in middle school end up with two state high school championships and a college scholarship?

That’s the fairy tale story of Campbell County golden girl Kristin Chapman, a two-sport star that was named MVP of the district girls’ basketball tournament just four days before signing a national letter-of-intent Friday to compete next season for the East Tennessee State University women’s track and field team.

The Walters State Community College men’s golf team is taking on a distinctly Campbell County flavor these days.

With the addition of CCHS seniors Cory Martin and Bryce Roach, who signed last week, nearly half the 2012-13 Senators’ squad calls Campbell County home. Cody Byrge of Jellico and Matthew Chambers of Jacksboro are already members of the WSCC team.